2026 House Bill 5777

Businesses: other; large-scale data center life cycle financial responsibility act; create.

A bill to require the registration of certain large-scale data centers; to regulate certain activities related to large-scale data centers; to require certain provisions in contracts for the construction of certain large-scale data centers; to provide for fees and other revenue and the disposition of those revenues; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; to prescribe civil sanctions and provide remedies; to create the large-scale data center financial responsibility fund; and to provide for the promulgation of rules.

Introduced in the House

April 14, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Reggie Miller (D-31) and seven co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Veronica Paiz (D-10), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Morgan Foreman (D-33), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Erin Byrnes (D-15) and Donavan McKinney (D-11)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations